Oscars 2016: Live Blog

Here’s the full rundown of what went down at the 88th Academy Awards. I was live blogging so if you want to read in chronological order, start from the bottom and work your way up!

5:05am: Wowsers it is late, but what a great show, even spread of winners and super happy with how many Mad Max won, and that Spotlight received the recognition it deserved.

5:01am: And the Oscar goes to…Spotlight for Best Picture. YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! Ok, so I put money on this as an outside bet so I’m now slightly richer, but seriously I am so so happy that this film won. My favourite of the Best Picture nominees and absolutely deserving of the big prize. Now what to spend my winnings on…!

4:55am: And the Oscar goes to…Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Actor for TheRevenant. He did it!!!!!! 6 nominations, and this is the first win. Leo has been practicing this speech for his entire life. What an incredible actor, and an incredible performance, thoroughly deserving…obviously!!

4:48am: And the Oscar goes to…Brie Larson, Best Actress for Room. This award had her name written on it from day one! What a remarkable performance from this amazing, amazing actress!

4:41am: “They do not listen to your words, they just see the colour of your skin” – a powerful quote from The Revenant quoted by Iñárritu in his speech for Best Director.

4:38am: And the Oscar goes to…Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Best Director for The Revenant. Iñárritu has done the double, and absolutely deserved it for this extraordinary film. His talent is unfathomable, and he’s a genuinely nice dude. Congratulations Alejandro!

4:36am: BaeBae Abrams walking on to the Star Wars theme gives me life.

4:31am: After the atrocity of Grimsby, I’m genuinely happy to see Ali G again; easily SBC’s best character. #StainesBias

4:28am: And the Oscar goes to…Sam Smith for Best Original Song from Spectre. If I wasn’t so tired I’d probably be angrier than I am right now. This song sucks, and Gaga should’ve won. But kudos to Sam Smith dedicating his award to the LGBT community.

4:24am: And the Oscar goes to…Ennio Morricone for Best Original Score for The Hateful Eight. As much as I would’ve liked Johann Johansson to get this for Sicario, Morricone’s score is masterful. Absolute legend and one of the greatest composers of all time.

4:16am: Chills.

Could be Gaga. Could be this powerful as performance. Could be that it's 4:16am. But I'm crying. #Oscars

3:46am: Ok I don’t know what kind of joke Chris Rock was trying to make then, but it fell REALLY FLAT.

3:43am: And the Oscar goes to…Amy for Best Documentary Film. The only one I had seen on this list, but what a wonderful film this was; made me cry so much!

3:40am: And the Oscar goes to…A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness for Best Documentary Short Film. I hadn’t seen any of these (for shame!), but a great speech from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

3:32am: And the Oscar goes to…Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) for Best Supporting Actor. The best thing about this movie, but undoubtedly the safest pick. This category was wide open and hugely competitive though, literally could’ve gone to any one of those nominated and I would’ve said they deserved it.

3:30am: Come at me bro.

Eughhhhh remember last year when #Boyhood won all the awards and I was absolutely hating on life? That film SUCKED.

3:12am: And the Oscar goes to…Inside Out for Best Animated Feature. I mean was it going to be anything else really?! Super happy with this pick, this is one of the greatest animated films ever made, and thoroughly deserves this award. It should’ve been nominated for Best Picture, but it’s ok, this makes up for it.

2:57am: And the Oscar goes to…Ex Machina for Best Visual Effects. Wow now that’s an unexpected pick, but super happy to see Ex Machina win something! I had this as a lock in for Star Wars, but I am really happy with this result!

2:53am: And the Oscar goes to…Mad Max: Fury Road for Sound Mixing. Eesh I mean can I just assume Mad Max will win everything now including the things it isn’t nominated in and go to bed now?! Just kidding, I’m having a good time!

2:50am: And the Oscar goes to…Mad Max: Fury Road for Sound Editing. This film is KILLING IT in the technical categories right now.

2:49am: Inner nerd is the happiest person ever right now.

T'Challa and Captain America are on my screen right now and I am not ok!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 #Oscars

2:41am: And the Oscar goes to…Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road) for Film Editing. The editing in this film is absolutely sublime. Every time I think about it, I want to watch this film. Simply magnificent.

2:38am: And the Oscar goes to…Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant) for Best Cinematography. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROGER DEAKINS!!! Forget Leo, why has Roger Deakins never won an Oscar?!

2:35am: I didn’t plan my snacks well enough, all I have is hot cross buns and gluten-free banana loaf…D’OH.

2:28am: And the Oscar goes to…Mad Max: Fury Road for Make-up and Hairstyling. Wow, three in a row for Mad Max: Fury Road! I’ve been able to copy and paste most of my last few updates…!

2:25am: And the Oscar goes to…Mad Max: Fury Road for Production Design. 100% the right pick here; the world-building in this is absolutely remarkable. What a wonderfully bleak and beautiful world they are able to create.

2:22am: And the Oscar goes to…Mad Max: Fury Road for Best Costume Design! Digging the jacket Jenny Beavan, you can rock that “bag lady” look all day long. “What a lovely day”!

2:13am: And the Oscar goes to…Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl. Damn, I knew I should’ve put money on this, I’ve been dead on with my picks so far. Couple of points about this one, Vikander should have been in the Lead Actress category for this role, and should have received a supporting nomination for Ex Machina. Competitive category this year that could’ve been anyone’s to take home.